Lawyers representing the Barcelona man are confident of having the ban cut in half to two months, while they are also hoping he can train with his new side between now and then.

Alejandro Balbi, Suarez's lawyer, told Uruguyan newspaper El Observador earlier this week: "It would be more logical to reduce the sanction by a few months than to reduce the ban concerning international games, because legally it's easier to contend against the terms of the suspension that forbid him from training and from being at the club, because they violate fundamental rights."